Is more better? Polyploidy and parasite resistance

K C King; O Seppälä; M Neiman

doi:10.1098/rsbl.2011.1152

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Is more better? Polyploidy and parasite resistance

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Is more better? Polyploidy and parasite resistance

K C King, O Seppälä and M Neiman

Biology letters (2005), Vol.8(4), pp.598-600

08/23/2012

DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.1152

PMCID: PMC3391438

PMID: 22258448

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Abstract

Ploidy-level variation is common and can drastically affect organismal fitness. We focus on the potential consequences of this variation for parasite resistance. First, we elucidate connections between ploidy variation and key factors determining resistance, including allelic diversity, gene expression and physiological condition. We then argue that systems featuring both natural and artificially manipulated ploidy variation should be used to evaluate whether ploidy level influences host-parasite interactions.

Fishes - genetics

Polyploidy

Fishes - parasitology

X Chromosome - immunology

Ostreidae - parasitology

Ostreidae - immunology

Parasites - genetics

Fishes - immunology

Genetic Variation

Ostreidae - genetics

Animals

Alleles

Heterozygote

Parasites - immunology

Host-Parasite Interactions

X Chromosome - genetics

Evolution, Molecular

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Title: Subtitle: Is more better? Polyploidy and parasite resistance
Creators: K C King - Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK. k.king@liverpool.ac.uk
O Seppälä
M Neiman
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Biology letters (2005), Vol.8(4), pp.598-600
Publisher: England
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.1152
PMID: 22258448
PMCID: PMC3391438
ISSN: 1744-9561
eISSN: 1744-957X
Language: English
Date published: 08/23/2012
Academic Unit: Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies; Biology
Record Identifier: 9984002489502771

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